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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 8 March 1851:

'I have read "Rose Douglas" — read it with a tranquil but not a shallow pleasure; full well do I like...		Charlotte Brontë Sarah R. WhiteheadRose Douglas; or, Sketches of a Country Parish: be...Print: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 8 March 1851:

'Papa was much pleased with Mr Ruskin's Pamphlet, only he thought the scheme of amalgamation suggested towa...		Charlotte Brontë John RuskinNotes on the Construction of SheepfoldsPrint: Pamphlet
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 8 March 1851:

'Papa was much pleased with Mr Ruskin's Pamphlet, only he thought the scheme of amalgamation suggested towa...		Patrick Brontë John RuskinNotes on the Construction of SheepfoldsPrint: Pamphlet
1850-1899Mary Taylor to her schoolfriend Ellen Nussey, 11 March 1851:

'How we work! and lift, and carry, and knock boxes open as if we were carpenters by trade; and...		Mary Taylor Charles DickensDavid Copperfield (instalments)Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Mary Taylor to her schoolfriend Ellen Nussey, 11 March 1851:

'Mama has written to Waring abusing Miss Bronte for writing "Shirley," and Waring thereupon as...		William Waring Taylor Charlotte BronteShirleyPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 2 July 1851, on J. P. Browne's phrenological analysis of her:

'I send back Mr Fraser's [pseudonym assumed by Browne] charac...		Charlotte Brontë J. P. Browne'A Phrenological Estimate of the Talents and Dispo...Manuscript: Unknown
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 6 August 1851:

'I have read "The Saint's Tragedy". As a "work of art" it seems to me far superior to either "Alton L...		Charlotte Brontë Charles KingsleyThe Saint's Tragedy; or, the True Story of Elizabe...Print: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 20 September 1851:

'Of all the articles respecting which you question me I have seen none, except that notable one i...		Charlotte Brontë Harriet Taylor'Enfranchisement of Women'Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 10 November 1851:

'I have now read "The Fair Carew." It seems to me a delightful work and of genuine metal. Whether it ...		Charlotte Brontë anon The Fair Carew; Or, Husbands and WivesUnknown
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to her publisher, George Smith, 20 November 1851:

'I have glanced through the pages of another novel of yours — "Florence Sackville." ...		Charlotte Brontë Edwina Jane BurburyFlorence Sackville; or, Self-DependencePrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Ellen Nussey, December 1851:

'You ask me about the "Lily and the Bee." If you have read it dear Ellen, you have effected an exploit bey...		Charlotte Brontë Samuel WarrenThe Lily and the Bee; an apologue of the Crystal P...Print: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 11 March 1852:

'I have read the "Paris Sketches" slowly, and by regulated allowances of so much per diem. I was so afraid...		Charlotte Brontë William Makepeace ThackerayParis SketchesPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to George Smith, 11 March 1852:

'Is the first number of "Bleak House" generally admired? I liked the Chancery part, but when it passes int...		Charlotte Brontë Charles DickensBleak House (opening instalment)Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 25 March 1852:

'I have lately read with great pleasure "The Two Families." This work, it seems, should have reached me ...		Charlotte Brontë Sarah R. WhiteheadThe Two FamiliesPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 25 March 1852:

'I ought long since to have acknowledged the gratification with which I read Miss Kavanagh's "Women of C...		Charlotte Brontë Julia KavanaghWomen of ChristianityPrint: Book
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to W. S. Williams, 3 April 1852:

'The box arrived safely and I very much thank you for the contents [books] which are most kindly selected...		Charlotte Brontë Josepha GulstonThe School for FathersUnknown
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 26 April 1852: 'I have lately got hold of a bound copy of Dickens's "Household Words" for 1851. Therein, I have, as yet, only ...Charlotte Brontë Elizabeth Gaskell'Society at Cranford'Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 26 April 1852: 'I have lately got hold of a bound copy of Dickens's "Household Words" for 1851. Therein, I have, as yet, only ...Charlotte Brontë Elizabeth Gaskell'Love at Cranford'Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 26 April 1852:

'I have lately got hold of a bound copy of Dickens's "Household Words" for 1851. Therein, I have, as ...		Charlotte Brontë Elizabeth Gaskell'Memory at Cranford'Print: Serial / periodical
1850-1899Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Gaskell, 22 May 1852:

'I read "Visiting at Cranford" with that sort of pleasure which seems always too brief in its duration ...		Charlotte Brontë Elizabeth Gaskell'Visiting at Cranford'Print: Serial / periodical


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